Infrastructure

Heathrow Airport western rail link could be completed by 2021

2014-02-05T16:39:00

Network Rail considered four options for the Western Rail Access to Heathrow, before settling on a junction between Langley and Iver stations and a 5 km tunnel to Terminal 5.

UK: Infrastructure manager Network Rail announced on February 5 that it had developed proposals for a rail link from Reading and Slough on the Great Western Main Line to London Heathrow airport. This will enable public consultation to begin.

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